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20 August 2026 Strengthening National Capability: Defence Partnership Renewed The Defence Academy of the United Kingdom has extended its academic provision contracts with King’s…
17 July 2026 From Radar to Drones: the Cormorant Club reflects on lessons from Britain's defence inflection points Cormorant Club members gathered to celebrate their annual summer reunion on 17 June 2026. This…
17 Sep Book Talk: 'British Statecraft and the Baltic Sea Region: A Documentary History' with Dr Hugo Bromley and Prof Brendan Simms 17 September 2026 British Statecraft and the Baltic Sea Region is a study of how the British state understood and…
24 Sep Shipping on the Road to Net Zero: Lessons from Maritime History 24 September 2026 The presentation emphasises five lessons from maritime history that are particularly relevant to…
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